Lisicki did it all in the match tiebreak. First she hits two winners to go up 6-3, then she makees two horrendous beginners errors on volleys/poverheads to draw the Italians close before killing them with four serves/winners. It all comes down to whether Lisicki is hot or cold in the match tiebreak. So far she has been hot twice. Kas is more or less a cheerleader.

I have this sneaky feeling Stosur/Hewitt will win the gold. Hewitt will not let Stosur sulk and they are well rested, too.

I am not a fan of the direction a lot of Maria threads have taken over the last 12 months.
The undertone is very disappointing, aggressive and the comments are sometimes rude to a player just trying to earn a living, playing her hardest and having a good amount of success given her god given, natural talents.
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